RE: BMW M8 Competition | Driven

RE: BMW M8 Competition | Driven

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simonbamg

767 posts

122 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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I’m going to wait for the X8 version, sweet spot!

cerb4.5lee

30,185 posts

179 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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HighwayStar said:
Seriously??? I really don't see someone in the market for a McLaren looking at an M8C/AMG GT4 type big 4dr 4/5 seat GT.
I agree and they are different tools to do different jobs I reckon. If you are looking for a very fast GT car then the M8 will be on your shopping list. Whereas If you are looking for an unreliable Supercar then the McLaren will be on your shopping list. wink

pb8g09

2,302 posts

68 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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I’m sure it’s a very good car to drive and the engine is great.

But it’s not exactly the car that anyone would really lust over and put a poster up in their wall as a kid... for £130k I’d certainly want to at least get giddy looking at it.

FaNtheMaN26

95 posts

58 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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It looks like a Ford Mustang

cerb4.5lee

30,185 posts

179 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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FaNtheMaN26 said:
It looks like a Ford Mustang
Without the history and icon status! biggrin

NJJ

432 posts

79 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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So many of the new breed of fast cars do little to excite me. I really feel that we are at a threshold with ICE cars with all of their crazy power figures and twin-turbo engines, yes they are mighty fast, more often than not too fast to really use on the public road and yet you are so removed/insulated from the actual driving experience that there is little fun to be had. So if you buy one, then the joy of actual driving cannot be a high priority, which begs the question why buy it in the first place unless purely for the benefit of show/new tech/warranty/service plans? Those that actually yearn for a pure driving experience will be looking back at the greatest hits of cars from the 90s/00s when cars were pretty reliable and yet still analogue in their experiences.

With the current crop of super cars/coupes/convertibles it feels like they may as well skip a generation and just embrace the EV movement to better illustrate their crazy power/acceleration figures as they go about it with such little drama/emotion anyway.

I'm not against EVs at all and I think the perfect 2 car garage would have one as long as there was a young-timer analogue fun ICE car sat alongside.


Court_S

12,764 posts

176 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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I don’t actually mind it, but then again I quite like the 8 series which I think look better in the flesh than in pictures.

However, you’d have to be mental to buy one. The depreciation, even with discounts, is going to be utterly savage. It’s trying to compete in a market which isn’t really BMW territory too. I’ll be amazed if they sell more than a handful in the UK.

cerb4.5lee

30,185 posts

179 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Court_S said:
I don’t actually mind it, but then again I quite like the 8 series which I think look better in the flesh than in pictures.
I looked around a 840d at my local dealer and I really liked the shape, I think that it is a decent looking car in fairness and they look nice out on the road. I guess that this will but even more so.

Greg the Fish

1,410 posts

65 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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I'm sure it's a good drive but f*** me is that one hideous f****** car.

vomit

Onehp

1,617 posts

282 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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chelme said:
If I were in the market, feeling like I HAD to have a big, heavy BMW M, the M5 would make more sense. It actually looks better for a start, and it is practical too.
I tend to agree, if not the M5, the M8 would make more sense as a 4-door... some luck, there is an M8 Gran Coupé inbound biggrin

Onehp

1,617 posts

282 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Terminator X said:
BMW undersell the engine, my M5C is 659hp and 640ft2 torque.

TX.
And for what it is, actually relatively light at ~1900kg kerb.

geo1905

87 posts

63 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Well, it will be beautifully put together, reliable etc and it's certainly fast. But, it's also too big, too heavy, too thirsty and too expensive. I've been a "car guy" since I was fourteen and drove my first car, a 1936 Morris 8, round a paddock at my home. I'm 71 now and still like cars, my present car is a Mini JCW, but even I can sense that the writing's on the wall for this type of car. Like it or not, the world is moving in a different direction, big changes are coming and we're going to have to find a way to live with them.

Paddy78

208 posts

145 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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What is it with the Competition versions and horrific wheels? They all look like the have far too little tyre and always look completely tasteless. I appreciate that I don't have a degree in graphic design, so my opinion is completely invalid, but is there anyone who actually thinks the wheels look good?

cerb4.5lee

30,185 posts

179 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Paddy78 said:
but is there anyone who actually thinks the wheels look good?
The wheels aren't to my taste but I also don't like the M4 Competition wheels either. I'm not keen on that flashy design.

Hot Knife

89 posts

58 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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WANT.

The Gran Coupe version will make the perfect car for me.

I don't agree at all with any comment that it doesn't look good. I really like the new era of BMW styling and in years to come I really believe people will change their minds, big grilles and all. It's just that it's a big departure from the accepted norm.

Edited by Hot Knife on Wednesday 9th October 12:05

DogLog

1,239 posts

265 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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I'll have one please.
The should have stuffed a bonnet bulge on there though like the M4.

I'm ready to get fisted by the anti BMW usuals.

Tomatogti

362 posts

168 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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I'm genuinely surprised by most of the comments posted. I think it looks great, very purposeful and love the wheels too. If the next M4 looked like a scaled down version of this I'm sure it'd help shift them.

Pricewise it's too much but let's be honest, no-one will pay even close to list - minimum 10% off and if recent times are an indication of BMWs pricing (think M5) then over 20% may be on offer.

Whilst it's an M car, it's still an 8 series so the weight is what I'd expect these days. Closest competitors are similarly weighty. I also see it as a grand tourer more than a proper sports car (despite it being an M car, taken on the track and being very able based on the article). Competition isn't McLaren surely? Maybe a 911 Turbo but for a grand tourer many will insist on a V8 and perhaps slightly more presence. S Class and perhaps Conti GT are more likely rivals for most buyers I suspect.

Assuming people are paying little over £100k for an optioned up one I think they'll sell well enough. It'll be about monthly payments for many and I suspect they'll be good deals to be had. They could well sell to people who want a more mainstream car for the week who have a supercar for the weekend.

DanL

6,177 posts

264 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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GTEYE said:
What does this offer over an M4 Competition in the real world? A second less to 60? It’s largely immaterial.

It seems like a depreciation disaster in the making. The interior seems to be more or less the same as the latest 3 Series too...

Edited by GTEYE on Wednesday 9th October 07:07
Having been loaned a 840d convertible and a new 320d by BMW while they were working on my car, I can tell you the interiors are miles apart, although they have superficial similarities. Lots of leather rather than plastic makes for a noticeable difference smile

That said, no argument from me that it'll lose money hand over fist - it'll be an absolute steal in 3-4 years time though!

spikyone

1,413 posts

99 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Paddy78 said:
What is it with the Competition versions and horrific wheels? They all look like the have far too little tyre and always look completely tasteless. I appreciate that I don't have a degree in graphic design, so my opinion is completely invalid, but is there anyone who actually thinks the wheels look good?
biglaugh

Adrian W

13,848 posts

227 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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That's an awful lot of words to say virtually nothing about the car.